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Blackstone vs Ware vs Millville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blackstone has the most people working from home (17.4%).
Ware has the most affordable homes ($290k median).
Millville has the highest household income ($127k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Blackstone | Ware | Millville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,255 |
10,048Highest |
3,160Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
+2%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-0.5%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.2±1.7 8% above MA |
43.1±4.7Lowest 8% above MA |
46±2.2Highest 15% above MA |
| Millville and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4Highest MA: 19.4% |
19.1%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
17.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Blackstone and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±4.2 MA: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.4Highest MA: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Ware and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.9%Highest MA: 47.3% |
24%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
30.6% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±0.9Lowest MA: 7.9% |
4.4%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
4%±1.8 MA: 7.9% |
| Ware and Millville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,191±$21k 9% below MA |
$67,475±$15kLowest 35% below MA |
$127,188±$32kHighest 22% above MA |
| Millville and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $404,400±$34k 28% below MA |
$289,700±$28kLowest 48% below MA |
$444,600±$25kHighest 21% below MA |
| Millville and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,189±$85 33% below MA |
$1,043±$109Lowest 41% below MA |
$1,468±$234Highest 17% below MA |
| Millville and Blackstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,703Highest 5% below MA |
$4,237Lowest 29% below MA |
$5,327 11% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±18.3Highest MA: 51.8% |
64.3%±16.2 MA: 51.8% |
36.2%±24.5Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Blackstone and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8% MA: 10% |
11.8%Highest MA: 10% |
4.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2% MA: 62.5% |
72.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
86.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 3 yrs newer than MA |
1960Lowest 4 yrs older than MA |
1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 16% above MA |
28 minLowest about the MA average |
32 min 10% above MA |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Highest MA: 18.6% |
12.3%±3.8 MA: 18.6% |
11.1%±4Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Blackstone and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #207 of 282 in MA | #267 of 282 in MA | #180 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Blackstone-Millville | Ware | Blackstone-Millville |
| High school in town | Blackstone Millville RHS | Ware Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.6Highest |
11.1Lowest |
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MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.